This book offers something new, a full-length study of printing Anglo-Saxon (Old English) from 1566 to 1705, combining analysis of content and form of production. It starts from the end-product and addresses the practical issues of providing for printing Anglo-Saxon authentically, and why this was done. The book tells a story that is largely Cambridge-orientated until Oxford made an impact, largely thanks to Franciscus Junius from Leiden. There is a catalogue of all books containing Anglo-Saxon, with full details of their use of manuscript or printed sources. This information allows us to see how knowledge of Anglo-Saxon grew and developed.
By:
Peter J. Lucas
Imprint: Brill
Dimensions:
Height: 235mm,
Width: 155mm,
Weight: 1g
ISBN: 9789004516977
ISBN 10: 9004516972
Pages: 682
Publication Date: 17 May 2023
Audience:
Professional and scholarly
,
Undergraduate
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active
Preface and Acknowledgements List of Tables List of Illustrations Abbreviations Tables 1 and 2: Anglo-Saxon Type-Designs Part I Chapter 1 Anglo-Saxon and its Uses Chapter 2 The Parkerian Great Primer Anglo-Saxon Type-Design Chapter 3 The Parkerian and Lambardian Pica Anglo-Saxon Type-Designs Chapter 4 Anglo-Saxon Type-Designs in the Seventeenth Century to 1705 Chapter 5 Continental Anglo-Saxon Type-Designs Chapter 6 The Use of Sources, Scholarship and the Social Intellectual Network Part II Glossary of Printing, Book-description and Type-description Terms List of Type-Designs Abbreviations Library Abbreviations Catalogue of Early Printed Books containing Anglo-Saxon 1566-1705 Part III List of Punchcutters List of Printers and Booksellers/Publishers, also Draughtsmen/Engravers Bibliography General Index
Peter J. Lucas, M.A. (Oxford), Ph.D. (1973) Leeds University, presently Honorary Research Associate at the University of Cambridge, is Emeritus Professor of Old and Middle English (University College Dublin). His publications include Exodus (Liverpool3, 2020), and numerous studies on Medieval English, medieval manuscripts, and early printing.
